Misty Rain of the Old Times

"What is your purpose in having me call everyone here?" the old man asked, his expression horrified.

It wasn't that he didn't understand Chen Xuan's meaning, nor was he pretending to be confused; it was just that he had always been aloof and found it hard to accept that such a thing could happen in his own home.

Refusing to cooperate and stalling for time? Waiting for rescue from their master or the imperial court?

Chen Xuan frowned slightly. He was not afraid of anyone, but he didn't have time to waste on them. He had many places to go and no desire to be psychologically twisted and enjoy the despair of others.

He came to kill people, that's all, not even to seek justice for anyone.

A flash of purple light appeared in his eyes as he activated his Purple Mystic Illusionary Eyes. The old man's expression became dull and numb when he met his gaze. Chen Xuan coldly said, "Do as I say."

"Yes," the old man answered mechanically, then turned around and said, "Didn't you hear me? Go and gather everyone together. Everyone who can still breathe must come. Anyone who dares to disobey will be treated as a traitor!"

A large group of people had already gathered outside, but upon hearing this, they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Bang~!

The old man under Chen Xuan's control was aware of what was happening, but his body was not under his control. At this moment, Chen Xuan's orders were law. If anyone hesitated even slightly, he would swing his cane and smash the head of the person closest to him.

That was his grandson! His heart was bleeding. He said indifferently, "Don't you listen to me anymore? Third brother, go and call everyone here, or I'll beat you to death!"

Although the old man is old, he is in good health and has a certain level of cultivation. Crushing his skull is as easy as smashing a watermelon.

"Father, what's wrong with you? Shouldn't you have ordered this man to be torn to pieces?" A middle-aged man knelt down and hugged his legs in astonishment.

Another elegant and dignified old woman said incredulously, "Master, please wake up! Don't listen to him. Even if the sky falls, what do we, the Wu family, have to fear?"

"Son, son, father, how could you be so heartless as to beat your grandson to death!"

The scene descended into chaos as the old man acted.

However, the old man remained unmoved. No one obeyed his orders, so he continued to swing his cane and beat people. With each thud, he could shatter a skull. As the head of the household, no one dared to resist, otherwise it would be considered insubordination, and they could only hide.

Looks like I'll have to do it myself.

Chen Xuan felt helpless, his eyes flashing with purple light. He scanned his surroundings and said in a deep voice, "Go and bring everyone in the manor to me!"

"Yes," anyone who saw his purple eyes became numb and immediately obeyed without resistance.

Immediately afterwards, the entire mansion erupted into chaos, with everyone, regardless of age or gender, being led to the open space outside the ancestral hall. During this process, Chen Xuan's dog-slaughtering knife continued to fly, killing dozens of people who tried to leave the mansion for help.

Under his Grandmaster-level perception, unless someone is dead, no matter how well they hide, they will be exposed. Once he was sure that everyone in the mansion had been brought here, his knife flew back to his side, now stained red with blood, the dripping blood a shocking sight.

Some people were not under his control. As they trembled with fear, Chen Xuan raised his hand and the Wu family genealogy book flew up and floated in front of him again.

As he flipped through the pages, he came to the section on Wu Hongliang's house. Seeing out of the corner of his eye that Wu Hongliang had finished marking the map, he spoke up, "Wu Hongliang, come here. Point out the names I've called, and get me a pen while you're at it."

"Yes," Wu Hongliang obediently stood beside him and handed him a pen.

Nodding, Chen Xuan said, "Who is Wu Guirong? Point her out to me."

“He is my father,” Wu Hongliang said without hesitation, pointing to the old man with a cane.

The long, blood-dripping sword beside Chen Xuan, who had been hovering in the air with a cold expression, flew out and instantly severed the old man's head. It flew back to Chen Xuan and continued to hover in the air, humming softly. Today, it was destined to drink its fill of blood.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Xuan read from the list, "Next, who is He Xiuyue?"

“She is my mother,” Wu Hongliang replied, knowing full well that he wished he could be struck by lightning on the spot, but heaven was not on his side at that moment.

LOL, if God had any mercy, he would probably have wiped out the entire Wu family first.

"Oh, the principal wife, no wonder she's on the family tree. Next, who is Wu Hongjia?" After the long sword flew out and killed him, Chen Xuan continued to call out names.

Wu Hongliang identified him, saying, "It's him, my second brother..."

Holding the family genealogy, Chen Xuan would point out a name, and after Wu Hongliang confirmed it, the knife would fly around once, while simultaneously crossing out the names of those killed on the genealogy with a pen.

In his hands, this Wu family genealogy was a death list, and the jade brush in his hand was the judge's pen!
"Who is Wu Jinxin?" "He is my second son. He is away serving as an official and is not at home," Wu Hongliang replied.

Chen Xuan paused, circled the name, and asked, "Where does he serve as an official? What are his characteristics? Be specific."

In his reply, Wu Hongliang made a brief note that he had no intention of letting anyone off the list of the dead!
How big is the entire Jing Kingdom? Once he has killed all the members of the Wu family in the capital, even if some of the direct descendants of the Wu family are scattered elsewhere, he can simply spend some time planning a route and make a trip. In a day, he can travel all over the entire Jing Kingdom!
If I say I'll chop up his whole family, I'll chop up his whole family, not a single one of them can be missing!

"Wu Yinglin? She's a legitimate daughter too, isn't she? It's unbelievable that she didn't transfer her household registration after marriage; she deserves to be on this list. Make it clear who she married off to and where she lives."

"Wu Baofu? Heh, born into the Wu family, enjoying the Wu family's glory, a year, a month, even a day, he's a member of the Wu family, even the air he breathes comes from the Wu family, so he should have the same end..."

Chen Xuan held up the family genealogy and called out names, while Wu Hongliang made the identifications. The knife never stopped, killing people until heads rolled, corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed freely.

It wasn't that no one thought of rebelling, but those who rebelled died even faster. In the end, they were killed out of fear and despair, and could only wait for Chen Xuan's death to be called.

About ten minutes later, Chen Xuan finished taking attendance at Wu Hongliang's house. This was the small family headed by his father. After confirming that everyone was accounted for, there were 139 people, including Wu Hongliang and his son Wu Jinxun. Eight of them were not at home. Chen Xuan had already noted their characteristics and whereabouts, and he did not intend to let anyone go!

After settling things here, he closed the family register, a flash of purple light in his eyes, and released the remaining people from his control. Amid their terror and fear, Chen Xuan said without any emotional fluctuation, "I don't care whether you were hired by the Wu family or sold into slavery. I'm only targeting the Wu family. You'd better watch yourselves. If you want to show your loyalty, then come and do it. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

At this point, Chen Xuan glanced back at the map Wu Hongliang had marked, roughly planned the route in his mind, and pointed to a place on the map, asking, "Where is that?"

“That’s my third uncle’s house,” Wu Hongliang said, glancing at the map. He felt like tearing himself to pieces, but at this point, why hadn’t the imperial court or his family made any response?
Ignoring what he was thinking, Chen Xuan nodded and said, "Alright, let's go to your third uncle's house. It's on the way. I remember you just said that a few people from your family went to visit over there. Hmm, we can check their names while we're there."

As he spoke, he grabbed his things, put his arm around Wu Hongliang's shoulder, and headed toward his third uncle's house.

The long sword beside him floated in mid-air, its tip pointing downwards, dripping blood continuously. Once unsheathed, Chen Xuan had no intention of sheathing the sword until he had killed the last person on the list.

Believe it or not, this really is a treasured sword. It has chopped off so many heads without the slightest chipping or nick. And this is only because Chen Xuan relied on its sharpness to cut people; he didn't even imbue it with any true essence to create a sharp edge.

Is it really necessary? Killing a few ants is nothing; even a master of innate level wouldn't make Chen Xuan take it seriously!
'Why are the imperial court and the main Wu family so slow to act? And why haven't the other aristocratic families taken any action? Oh, maybe I acted too quickly,' Chen Xuan thought to himself as he led Wu Hongliang away from his home. In just a few breaths, he had already forcefully arrived at the home of Wu Hongliang's third uncle.

Having learned from his previous experience, Chen Xuan decided not to go through all that trouble. Standing at the highest point of his house, he used his senses to lock onto everyone, raised his hand and grabbed at the air, letting an invisible hand sweep out. Whether they were sleeping or dozing off, they were all grabbed from all directions and thrown onto the open ground.

Amidst everyone's fear and confusion, not knowing what was happening, Chen Xuan once again opened the family genealogy he carried with him and asked, "Who is Wu Guiqing?"

Wu Hongliang pointed to an elderly man in thin clothes and said, "He is my third uncle, my own third uncle."

"You can go die now. You don't need to say so much. Just point out who it is," Chen Xuan said without any emotion, continuing to call out names, while the dog-slaughtering knife still flew around in his third uncle's house.

It's not that no one is resisting, but whoever dares to step forward will die even faster...

Meanwhile, at the manor where Chen Xuan first emerged from underground, after he killed some people and took Wu Hongliang away, the remaining people quickly realized what was happening. Some took advantage of the chaos to loot, while others stumbled and went to report to the authorities.

In the dead of night, there was a knock on the gate of the Jingzhao Prefecture. Several constables reluctantly went to investigate. What they found was that the dead bodies were a minor matter, but they discovered a secret underground chamber!
It would have been fine if this hadn't been discovered, but after the constables went to the underground chamber, they realized the situation was serious. They quickly sealed off the scene and urgently notified their superiors. Then the head constable arrived, the chief constable arrived, and the prefect of the capital city arrived.

This concerned the Wu family. They realized the sky was about to fall; if this got out, it would cause a global uproar. The scandal had to be suppressed; they couldn't handle it. They quickly sealed off the scene and the news, notified the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, and went to the palace to meet the Emperor…

However, before they could properly handle the situation here, another incident occurred at Wu Hongliang's house. This was no ordinary incident; a thug broke into his house and began to kill people with a knife!

It's over, it's completely over, the sky is falling.

Soon after, the entire Imperial Guard was mobilized, the Black Disc Strategy was launched, and the troops guarding the capital were on standby.

Immediately afterwards, various noble families, kings, dukes and ministers received the news one after another, and in their surprise and uncertainty, they all took action.

Paper cannot keep fire. As more and more people learned of the major event, it began to spread among the people. Unbeknownst to many, the entire capital was in turmoil, like a restless volcano about to erupt at any moment!

While everyone was alarmed, Chen Xuan was still at Wu Hongliang's third uncle's house quickly taking attendance.

After cutting down most of the trees here, Chen Xuan glanced into the distance into the night and wondered if there was finally some reaction.

It doesn't matter, no one can stop me from going through the list tonight, no one can stop me!
Chen Xuan only targets the Wu family, but he will treat anyone who stands against him and tries to stop him the same way.

"You audacious madman, cease your arrogance and surrender immediately!" A roar shattered the tranquility of the capital's night, and someone rapidly advanced towards Chen Xuan's direction... (End of Chapter)